SynopsisHidden amongst the rolling hills of Scotland"s rugged countryside is Kinrara Keep, home to the beautiful and spirited Countess of Kinley, sole heiress to the estate. Determined to never marry, Jezebel has but one goal: to care for the home that she loves and the aging servants who are her only family. But fate it seems has a far different plan for Jezebel. Aiden Darlington the wealthy and powerful duke of Thistledowne has offered her his hand in marriage. By rejecting him, she risks his wrath but was she to accept she would be risking far more. Now Aiden"s life is threatened and Jezebel is the prime suspect. Caught amidst a maelstrom of passion and danger, neither Jezebel nor Aiden dares acknowledge the love that is enfolding between them. Even as they fight to resist its powerful force however, they cannot deny its existence or the knowledge that it is that very love, intriguing and alluring, that could be their salvation. If only they could find the courage to reach for it. . . .